AMD Radeon HD 6850M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

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Performance
Radeon HD 6850M84% better
1,469.51% of 104,598
GeForce GT 525M
7991% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6850M has 84% better performance than the GeForce GT 525M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6850M
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GeForce GT 525M
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6850M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6850M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Granville) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6850M has 1,024 MB of GDDR3 memory, with a 800 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 25.6 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6850M includes 800 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 675 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 40 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 16 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 50 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6850M has the 409th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 1.40% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF108) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GT 525M has 1,024 MB of DDR3 memory, with a 900 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 28.8 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GT 525M includes 96 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 600 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 16 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 4 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 23 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The GT 525M has the 480th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.76% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Fermi
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ1 2011Q1 2011
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6850M or the NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6850M84% better
1,469.51% of 104,598
GeForce GT 525M
7991% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6850M has 84% better performance than the GeForce GT 525M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6850M is ranked 409th with a score of 1,469.5, and the GeForce GT 525M is ranked 480th with a score of 799.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6850M
No data available
GeForce GT 525M
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 6850M and the GeForce GT 525M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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GPUBenchmark Performance
Quadro 3000M1,539+5%
Radeon HD 7730M1,478+1%
Radeon HD 6850M1,469.5
GeForce 910M1,413-4%
Radeon HD 8670M1,396-5%
FirePro M2000841-43%
Radeon HD 7570M829-44%
GeForce GT 435M799-46%
GeForce GT 525M799-46%
Radeon HD 7550M756-49%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon HD 6850M orGeForce GT 525M
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
3DMark 11 Performance Score
1,644
(+82.46%)
901
PassMark G3D Mark
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461
PassMark G2D Mark
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95
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
CodenameGranvilleGF108
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Fermi
Process Size40 nm40 nm
Transistors1,040 million585 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
Memory Size1,024 MB1,024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR3DDR3
Memory Bandwidth25.6 Gb/s28.8 Gb/s
Memory Clock800 MHz900 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
L1 Cache8 KB64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB256 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)50 W23 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
Stream Processors (SP)800--
CUDA Cores--96
Compute Units (CU)10--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--2
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)4016
Render Output Units (ROP)164
Core Clock Speed675 MHz600 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
Pixel Fill Rate10.8 GPixel/s2.4 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate27 GTexel/s9.6 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1,080 GFLOPS230.4 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--19.2 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6850MGeForce GT 525M
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.1
OpenGL4.44.6
Shader Model5.05.1

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.